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Friday on the Daly Dose, Khabib Nurmagomedov is very unhappy with the UFC, and he actually makes a pretty good point. A number of bets are being made on two NBA teams, and it shows why the house always seems to win.

We preview a very good weekend in sports as we have MLB Playoffs, very good college football, and some intriguing NFL games to watch.

Finally, with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees breaking the NFL all time passing yards record, we take a look at the top five NFL records that aren’t going to be broken anytime soon!

This week on the Daly Dose, we continue our discussion with high school basketball coach Russ McKinstry. Following his bout with cancer, he was able to get back into coaching, and help his new team reach a pretty amazing level.

What should parents expect from the children’s athletic career? What are we failing to teach our young players? And who are the greatest basketball players in the history of the NBA, and does LeBron James belong in that conversation? Are the Golden State Warriors one of the greatest teams in league history? We pick Coach Mac’s brain on a few different topics!

Plus what to look for in the 2017 NBA Draft on Thursday night, and one team has to feel really good about their franchise going forward, but it might not be who you think.

This week on the Daly Dose, we take a look at the wild weekend that was the 2017 NFL Draft! Who were the winners and losers as NFL teams selected the top collegiate talent? NFL writer Dillon Brooks stops by to discuss which teams got better, and who may have fallen short!

The NBA conference semifinals are under way, and Clint and Dillon give you their picks in each series, and a few things that have stood out so far.

Eastern Conference

Central Division

(Predicted order of finish)

1. Cleveland Cavaliers

The city of Cleveland has been wishing for a championship for 52 years and LeBron James fulfilled his promise to deliver one. Of course, they were really hoping for a ring for the Browns or the Indians. So it’s sort of like when you opened your Christmas present that you thought was a new Xbox , but it turned out to be a sweater. I mean it’s a nice sweater but…

2. Indiana Pacers

Larry Bird was not content with just making the playoffs last year, so he fired head coach Frank Vogel, and retooled his roster yet again. He hired Nate McMillan and then made moves to bring Jeff Teague and Thaddeus Young to Indiana.

This group actually looks pretty good, at least on paper.

The problem is they look pretty undersized in real life.

3. Detroit Pistons

In 2014 Stan Van Gundy took over as the head coach and president of basketball operations of the Pistons, and took a team that had gone 29-53 before he arrived, to the playoffs last season.

Detroit was 44-38 and showed that Van Gundy is capable of turning most anything around.

Well…except for Andre Drummond’s horrible free throw shooting.

4. Chicago Bulls

Just one year ago, we were all thinking that maybe Chicago could battle with Cleveland, and be a contender in the Eastern Conference.

Now Derrick Rose is gone, Pau Gasol is gone, Joakim Noah is gone, and the Bulls are coming off of a dismal season in which they were barely above .500.

What a difference a year makes.

But one thing hasn’t changed in that year.

Dwayne Wade didn’t get any younger.

5. Milwaukee Bucks

The Bucks struggled last season with higher expectations, but don’t be surprised if this group responds with a strong showing this year.

They have a good young nucleus with Jabari Parker, Greg Monroe, Michael Carter-Williams and Giannis Ateku…Antetonkou…Antetenk…Anktekom…Antentokunum…the Greek Freak.

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